Dragon Ball Z "It's Over 9,000!" When Worldviews Collide

Derek Padula

Sep 2012 · Derek Padula

About this ebook

Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball is the world's most recognized anime and manga series, having entertained millions of fans across the globe. The legendary rivalry of the last two full blooded Saiya-jins, Goku and Vegeta, is the iconic example of a lifelong conflict that inspires fans to burst through their own personal limits.

With a foreword by Ryo Horikawa, the Japanese voice of Vegeta, Dragon Ball Z Its Over 9,000. When Worldviews Collide is the first e-book to explain where Its Over 9,000! came from, how the original video spread to receive over 7 million views, and why it continues to be such a popular catchphrase.

Featuring a thoroughly researched analysis of Goku and Vegetas colliding worldviews, this e-book helps the reader better understand why conflict is necessary for profound personal growth and character development.

Referencing East Asian belief systems and high tech futuristic paradigms, Derek Padula, the author of The Dao of Dragon Ball book and blog, provides a deeper understanding of this epic story and the inherent values within it.

It will forever change the way we look at Dragon Ball Z.

Ratings and reviews

I believe it was Brian Drummond's performance that gave the line its popular meme status. Aside from that, I felt like this book was going out of it's way to try to discredit the Americanization of the show when it was initially brought over here 1996. It totally misrepresents how everything was handled while at the same time doesn't question it's success.

In the forward the Japanese voice actor states that he doesn't know why the "its over 9000" line is so popular. Its because he didn't make it popular. It was Brian Drummond's awesome voice acting that gave Vegeta his distinct sound through the Saiyan saga & the beginning of the Namek saga.

This book is OVER 9000 !!! reading this book not only took me back to my childhood it reminded me of me and where alot of my values come from. As a result I look at the inner potential of people at all times and also carry my odd with the pride I have. I also went back and watched the whole dbz season understanding the deeper meaning that is of dbz

About the author

Derek Padula is the author of The Dao of Dragon Ball, the first book to reveal the deep history, philosophy and ancient cultural roots of the world’s #1 anime and manga. 

Derek has been a fan of Dragon Ball since 1997 when he first watched the anime, and has seen every episode and read every chapter of the manga dozens of times. His love for Dragon Ball inspired him to begin martial arts training in Shaolin Gong Fu, and then Taiji Quan, Qi Gong, San Sau, Shotokan Karate, and Falun Dafa meditation. Derek earned his B.A. in East Asian Studies and a minor in Chinese from Western Michigan University. He studied abroad in Beijing, China where he trained with the Buddhist Shaolin Monks and a Daoist Taiji Sword Master. 

He loves to design video games, speak at anime conventions, and wants to share his understanding of this profound series that continues to influence the lives of millions.